Anyone afraid that they are ugly thin?

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

The younger people are so lucky to have the band at a young age. I wish I would have found out about it years ago.

Now that I have lost weight, I have a turkey neck and wrinkles showing up all over my face. I hate it. I want a face lift but I heard they cost 25,000.00. I just may get one some day if

I inherit any money. That's a lot of money to shell out, but I hate looking in the mirror.

[Chickie 15]

Maybe as we loose weight, since we can no longer focus on being fat, we focus on some other minor imperfection. Maybe some of us develope body dismorphic disorder or our disorder starts focusing on something else. Who knows!

I think you might have something there.

Notice that the people around here who are happiest with their bodies are the people with other interests?

[DonHoll1 0]

I love the way I look and feel now. I hated the way I looked at 237. I feel so much healthier now. I have lots more energy. I still have a way to go, but this has been great for me. Donna

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I know what you mean Karen.. I can look at pics of me from about 5 years ago and I had SUCH A PRETTY FACE!! When I see pics of me now, my nose and chin look odd.. I don't see the prettiness I use to.

I can relate to this. I realized one day that I got old while I was fat The rooster thing going on under my chin, the fine wrinkles around my eyes... it's awful. My gut is the worst, yuck! Before I got fat I was pretty nice looking if I do say so myself.

[jelbel 0]

Hey girls! My cousin is a plastic surgeon and he said that Retin-A from Johnson& Johnson is good for under eye circles.

[lawanda jessica 0]

I have been thin before.

I look completely different!

I am absolutely gorgeous when I'm small.

My features are shaper and prettier.

The doc I work with even said wow your face looks so much thinner and prettier.

She's in her 70's and she just noticed I've lost almost 50 pounds!

[baby ruth 1]

I haven't been banded yet, but its a chance I'm willing to take.

Besides, I'm married to my second (and last husband) and I never thought of myself as pretty at any age or size, so if i look worse thin...no big deal to me.:noidea:

[goodtimes 0]

well guys, i have to admit that i always thought i had it going on when i was bigger. and those black circles around your eyes, it seems to show more when i was larger. now that i am down in weight and getting closer to 40, i am more than ever taking care of myself!!!

[steph_co 9]

I saw myself as thin as I want to be 10 years ago at 17. I love those pics of myself. I think I looked great. I didn't have the confidence at that time to go with the looks, sadly. I am much more confident in myself now than I was then, which is really strange to me! But I definitely look forward to being thin. I know I'll probably have some wrinkles because honestly I don't take THAT great of care of my face (yes...I'll pay for this one). But the wrinkles I will take over the fat any day!

[BlueEyedKitty 0]

I'm not worried about being ugly thin, because back when I was thin (15 years ago) I was beautiful, but I'm definitely worried about looking my age. Not that I'm old, will be 35 in a couple of weeks, but I usually say "29" because I can still get away with it. I hope I can still get away with 29 in another 6 months, but if I can't oh well, because I will definitely be healthier. And I'll be beautiful anyway!

[Oregondaisy 2,020]

I love your confidence, Blue Eyed Kitty.

I will always wish I had gotten the band a few years ago. I think I look really pretty in the pictures of me when I was 25, but even though I am now thinner, I don't have that kind of confidence.

Close friends and family have noticed too that I have more wrinkles now that I am thinner. I will take wrinkles over fat too,

but I wish it didn't have to be one or the other.